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R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



Purple Top White Globe Turnip. 



Purple Top White Globe. Very early; very fine grained; 



beautiful in appearance ; tender and delicious. Pkt., .05 ; 



oz., .10; Vi lb. .20; lb., .50. 

 White Globe. Large linglish white variety; quick grower. 



Pkt., .05; oz., .10; '/, lb., 20; lb., .50. 

 Yellow Aberdeen. Yellow; solid; fine quality; keeps well. 



Pkt., .05; oz., .10; V* lb., .20; lb., .50. 

 Yellow Stone, or Globe. Of large size; flesh yellow; fine 



fall sort. Pkt . .05; oz., .10; 1/4 lb., .20; lb., .50. 

 CowHORN, OR LONO White. Form oblong ; flesh white; early 



and very good. Pkt., .05; oz., 10; '/^ lb., .25; lb., .75. 



RUTA-BAGA, or SWEDISH TURNIP. 



American Purple Top. A strain of purple top yellow. The 

 roots grow to a large size and are of the finest quality, short 

 neck and small top, Pkt., .05; oz.,.io; 1/4 lb., .20; lb., .60. 



BuDi.oNo's White Swede. Grown from selected roots, the 

 best of this section; very sweet; excellent flavor and keeps 

 well. Pkt,, 0.5; oz., .10; ^/i\b., .20; lb., .50. 



Sweet German. White flesh; sweet, and fine flavor; good 

 keeper. Pkt., .05; oz., .10; 1/4 'h., .20; lb., .50. 



White French. Similar to Sweet German, but larger. Pkt., 

 .05; oz., .10; V4 lb., .20; lb., .50. 



Shamrock. Yellow flesh; solid as a rock; remarkably fine 

 flavor; neck short; a very heavy cropper and one of the best. 

 Pkt., .05; oz.,.lO; 1/4 lb., .20; lb. .50, 



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TARRAGON PLANTS. 



French Estragon. Plants of our own growing 

 of the genuine French Tarragon. The leaves 

 impart a delicious flavor to salads, soups, pickles; 

 etc. Plants, well established, 25 cents each; 

 dozen, %2 50. By mail, 5 cents each extra. 



TURNIP. {Rube.) 



For early Turnips, sow as soon as the ground 

 is dry enough. Fall Turnips may be sown from 

 the first week in July to the end of September. 

 Ruta-bagas should be sown in June or early in 

 July, in drills eighteen inches apart. Turnips 

 should be thinned when large enough, six to nine 

 inches apart in the drills, according to size. Sow- 

 ings should be done before rain, if possible. The 

 soil should be rich and well worked. One ounce 

 ■will sow one hundred and fijty feel of drill ; two 

 pounds 7vill sow an acre in drills ; one pound 7viM 

 soici an acre broadcast. 



Purple Top White Flat, Strap-Leaf. A 



popular sort for early and fall sowing ; flesk 



white, tender, and very sweet. Pkt., .05 ; oz., 



.10; 1/4 lb., .20; lb., .50. 



Whiie Top Flat. Early, smooth, white, fine. 



I'kt., .05; oz., .10; '/i lb., .20; lb., .50. 

 •Extra Early White Milan. The most beau- 

 tiful white variety in culiivation and one of the 

 earliest to mature. The roots are very smooth; 

 small tops; flesh tender and sweet. Adapted 

 for growing in cold frames. Pkt., 10; oz., .15; 

 V4 lt>., -35; lb., gi.oo. 

 Purple Top Milan. The earliest and best of the 

 Plat Turnips; white with purple top; delicious 

 quality; small, compact strap leaves. Pkt., .05; 

 oz., .10; Y4 lb., .25; lb., .75. 

 White Eoc;. Oval ; remarkalily handsome; sweet. 

 Pkt., .05; oz., .10; Yi It)., .20; lb., .60. 



Improved American Purple Top Ruta-Baga 



